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Andingmen · Beijing · China

East Hotel The Forbidden City Drum Tower

Formerly The East Hotel

No. 95, Baochao Hutong, Gulou East St., Dongcheng, Beijing, 100019View on map
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Wheelchair accessible parkingWheelchair-accessible public washroomWheelchair-accessible van parkingWheelchair-accessible on-site restaurantRestaurantRoom service
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About this hotel

East Hotel The Forbidden City Drum Tower is a 4-star hotel in Beijing, China.

Convenient Amenities: Enjoy complimentary wireless internet access and assistance with tour/tickets. Indulge in delicious meals at the restaurant and 24-hour room service. Luxurious Features: Relax in one of the individually decorated guestrooms with heated floors and memory foam beds. Stay entertained with LCD televisions and satellite programming. Central Location: Located in the heart of Beijing, minutes away from Beihai Park and Wangfujing Street. Explore nearby attractions like the Forbidden City and Yonghe Temple easily. Book your stay at East Hotel The Forbidden City Drum Tower now for an unforgettable experience in Downtown Beijing.

Guest reviews

4.8
Poor
Average of 5 reviews

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Reis-idee🇳🇱
11 May 2026
8.0

Goeie keuze in Beijing.

Pros: Vriendelijke service. Cons: Niets.

Bryn🇯🇵
5 May 2026
5.0

Don’t stay here for more than 1-2 nights- you’ll go insane

Pros: Good location, everything else severely disappointing Cons: Rooms are deceptively small, very cramped and not an acceptable size for 2 people. The bathroom is tiny and it was unclean.

Ольга🇷🇺
4 May 2026
5.0

Pros: Отель в старом центре Пекина. Номер был тихий. Персонал на ресенпеше помогал, как мог, общались через переводчика Cons: номер без окна, и это немного напрягает. на сайте предлагался в аренду велосипед, но такой аренды не было

Jerome🇻🇳
3 May 2026
4.0

Awfull smell and room condition. Avoid family room

Pros: The location. Central, close to many attractions and restaurants. Walkable. The (free) espresso coffee machine at the reception. Cons: The absence of window in the room. The smell in the room from day 1 to day 4. The constant smell of cigarette from 6am to 11pm in the corridor, with guests who smoke in the room and leave their door open with TV full sound on and staff does nothing. The worn down condition of the room. The aircon that is freezing cold irrespective of how you set it from 16 to 30 degrees. All the family room are apparently like this... Staff were most of the time useles

Arfan🇬🇧
1 May 2026
2.0

Not worth to stay even free.

Pros: Staff Cons: Located at small street where difficult to taxi. No subway / metro near. Room and corridor smelly , toilet smelly , hard to move in room due to big size bed. Overall not good

Typical weather

October here averages 12°C, with around 30 mm of rain across the month.

Climate data: NASA POWER

Twenty-year averages for this area, not a forecast.

Nearby

Stations and stops

  • 南锣鼓巷Metro, 17 min walk
  • 北新桥Metro, 17 min walk
  • 什刹海Metro, 18 min walk